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Guggenheim Digital Media executive VP Zander Lurie, hired a year ago by CEO Ross Levinsohn to pursue media deals, confirmed that he is leaving the company. Lurie, formerly CBS's senior VP of strategic development, said in an email that he is departing, after reports Tuesday about his exit on Deadline.com and Re/code. "All good. Just off to pursue a couple other opportunities," he wrote, declining to provide details on what he plans to do next. A rep for Guggenheim Partners declined to comment.

Tribune Co. has added a second television executive to the role of chief operating officer for its broadcasting division, the company announced Monday. Kathy Clements, former head of media operations for Belo Corp., will jointly oversee Tribune Co.'s portfolio of 42 owned and operated stations with Lynda King, who was also named COO last week. Both will report to Larry Wert, Tribune Co.'s president of broadcast media. "Kathy's talent, leadership, and broad experience in broadcasting and digital media is a great fit for our station group," Wert said in a statement.

Some Naperville library patrons will be able to tackle a host of new creative projects once a new digital media lab is installed. The Library Board of Directors recently approved $25,086 for buying a small server and 13 Macintosh computers to equip a space at the 95th Street branch facility. "It's still a new concept," said Dave Della Terza, computer lab supervisor for the Naperville Public Library. "Not every location is going to have one. Even though we have three nice libraries in our system, we weren't sure if we were going to have the space.

By Ronald Grover and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The 20th Century Fox movie studio has hired Salil Mehta, a former NBCUniversal executive, as president of content management, a newly created position that includes oversight of digital media and worldwide television distribution, Fox said on Friday. In the new role, Mehta will coordinate content distribution across all media, including digital and emerging platforms, Fox said in a statement. He will also oversee strategic planning and business development, as well as technology activities.

Legendary Digital Media has tapped former Paramount exec Thomas Lesinski as its new president, digital content and distribution. Lesinski will report to Bruce Rosenblum , president of Legendary Television and Digital Media, and will oversee "digital content development, production and distribution, and contribute to designing, evaluating and implementing Legendary's digital strategy," according to a press release announcing the appointment on...

Oxygen Media has announced "Oxygen's Daily OxyGram," a series on Instagram that will feature exclusive, never-before-seen content from Oxygen's crop of hit reality shows. Utilizing Instagram's recently-unveiled video platform, "OxyGram" will showcase 15-second content segs from programs including "Best Ink," "The Face" and "Bad Girls Club Miami." Oxygen will roll out the vids six days a week through its @oxygenmedia Instagram handle. "Oxygen viewers are passionately active on social media and this exclusive content allows us to super serve our fan base by delivering bonus scenes on the popular platform and provide an enhanced viewing experience through Instagram," said Harleen Kahlon, Senior Vice President of Digital at Oxygen Media.

(Reuters) - IBT Media, a digital-only media company, said on Saturday it was acquiring Newsweek from IAC/InterActive Corp, which took over the venerable title in 2010, stopped its print edition and relaunched it as a digital-only magazine earlier this year. IBT Media said in a statement the deal did not include the online news and commentary site The Daily Beast, which IAC had acquired along with Newsweek. It did not disclose the terms of the deal, but said the transaction was expected to close in the coming days, after which IAC would continue to operate the property for a transition period of up to 60 days.

Former Warner Bros. TV Group president Bruce Rosenblum has joined Legendary Entertainment as president of TV and Digital Media. The hire comes as Legendary is the process of setting up a new studio partnership pact after spending the past eight years on the WB lot. Rosenblum's hire is a sign that Legendary CEO Thomas Tull is serious about ramping up its smallscreen activities, and more evidence that it is unlikely to re-up with Warner Bros. READ MORE: Legendary Likely to Split from WB Rosenblum will oversee the expansion of TV and digital media production at Legendary, with a particular emphasis on harnessing the potential of emerging digital and VOD platforms to develop innovative business models.